For a while now I see embroidery hoops appear all around the internet and I think they look quite nice. Just didn't know what to embroider. But now that X-mas is all around us, I got some inspiration.
In the last months I saw him on social media regularly: the Plague Doctor, often accompanied by the words 'Wash Your Hands'. I doubt that plague doctors ever said that, because in their time running water wasn't available for everyone. Besides: people didn't know about bacteria and viruses back in the days, so washing your hands wasn't common use. People knew you could get sick by having contact with another sick person, though. The plague doctor wore a leather gown, a mask with glass sight holes and a beak that was stuffed with flowers and herbs to hide the stench of reeking wounds, all to protect him from contamination by sick people.The long stick was for poking people to see if they had the plague and if they were still alive. In a way his gear looks like what we are still wearing nowadays when we have contact with people that are infected by dangerous contagious diseases. In my hospital we wear protecting gowns, special masks and goggles and glo...
Last week I saw this nice book, called Haken & Kleur (meaning Crochet & Color in Dutch; here's the blog of one of the authors with a link to where you can buy the book), full of crochet patterns. I bought it and after just a little bit of paging my choice fell on the Fly Curtain. I só need a fly curtain. When I do not close my door my house is invaded by flies, mosquitoes, bees and wasps. I started to crochet, but when the weather got better and better the amount of bugs in my house increased faster and faster, so I had to speed up my crocheting. But here's my bug remedy, just in time for summer. www.betweennapsontheporch.net Fortuitous coincidence: I got rid off all my yarn surplus!
In the first post of this new year I want to start of course by saying H a p p y N e w Y e a r ! ! to all of you!! Let it be a great one, with lots of love and good health! ~*~ Last week my little nephew was finally born, so now I can show you the stuff I made for him. Like this little plane I crocheted, to name one. In a couple of week there will be a gathering to celebrate his birth and then I will gave the presents to his parents, but of course I already saw him the day after he was born. The next posts will be about the other items I made. www.betweennapsontheporch.net One of the craft I made for the holidays, the Embellished Postcard , was featured two weeks ago by Navy Wifey Peters . Thanks, Tonna!
Beautiful, simple, elegant. Love it!
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DeleteGreat pattern :) So glad that you joined us at the Make it Monday Party! Hope to see you again next week.
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This is so pretty. If it's a small embroidery hoop you could hang it on a Christmas tree!
ReplyDeleteThat's a great idea, too! Didn't think about that!
DeletePerfect! :)
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DeleteIt's lovely! Festive but not overly Christmassy either :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Martina!
DeleteI love the simplicity, very beautiful!
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Thanks, Daphne!!
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